After the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified at the time a building or structure is erected or at the time a new use of open land is established. In the case of an enlargement of any existing building, structure or use after the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified for the enlarged portion of such building, structure or use.

No existing off-street parking area shall be reduced in capacity so as to be less than required by this chapter or, if such parking capacity is already less than herein required, such parking area shall not be further reduced; provided, however, that a reduction in such existing parking area shall be allowed if equivalent parking space is provided for the use involved.

Off-street parking requirements: a minimum of two spaces.

Multifamily dwelling: two spaces for each dwelling unit.

Tourist home, bed-and-breakfast accommodations, hotel, motel or rooming or lodging house: one space for each unit accommodation.

Additional spaces for accessory uses:

Hospital: 1 1/2 spaces for each bed.

Sanitarium, nursing home or convalescent home: one space for each five beds.

Home for senior citizens or aged or orphanage: one space for each five persons in residence.

School: one space for each classroom, plus one space for each five seats in the auditorium.

Church, principal or accessory auditorium, theater or sports arena: one space for each three seats.

Library or museum: one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.

Bowling alley: 10 spaces per alley.

Skating rink: one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

Eating or drinking establishments, principal or accessory:

Club or lodge: one space for each 100 square feet of floor area used for club or lodge purposes, plus one space for each sleeping room.

Mortuary or funeral parlor: 10 spaces for each parlor.

Swimming pools, principal or accessory, other than private pools: one space for each 25 square feet of pool area.

Dance hall or studio: one space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area.

Furniture, floor covering or appliance stores, custom shops or wholesale business: one space for each 700 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of four spaces required.

New or used car sales: one space for each 700 square feet of sales area within a building, but not fewer than five spaces for customer parking and one space for each two employees. Such spaces shall be clearly marked and shall not be used for the parking of unregistered motor vehicles.

Gasoline station, public garage or repair garage, principal or accessory: three spaces for each service bay.

Food store, shopping center or group of stores over 20,000 square feet of gross floor area: one space of each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

Individual retail stores: one space for each 175 square feet of gross floor area.

Real estate office: five spaces or 1 1/2 spaces per employee, whichever is greater.

Doctor or dentist office: five spaces per medical doctor or dentist.

Other business or professional offices or banks: one space for each 175 square feet of gross floor area.

Manufacturing, storage or other industrial floor area: one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area used for such purposes, but shall not be fewer than one space for each two employees.

All other principal uses not above-enumerated or excepted: one space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area.